Boston's haunted history :

Title :

Boston's haunted history : exploring the ghosts and graves of Beantown / by Christopher Forest ; pictures by Melissa R. Forest.

Title:

Boston's haunted history :

Author:

Forest, Christopher.

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

128 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

ISBN:

9780764328749

Production / Publication Information:

Atglen, PA : Schiffer Publishing Ltd., c2008.

Summary:

For more than 350 years, America's beloved Beantown (Boston) has held a special spot in American history. It should be of no surprise that Boston has also been a major center of ghostly activity since the first Europeans stepped foot on the land in the early 1600s. No stone has been left unturned to find these local legends and urban myths that loom like shadows in Boston.

Language:

English

Geographic Term:

Massachusetts -- History, Local.

Subject Term:

Supernatural -- Massachusetts -- Boston.

Ghosts -- Massachusetts -- Boston.

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Material Type	Library	Call Number	Item Barcode	Location
Book	Searching... Andover - Memorial Hall Library	974.461 FOR	31330006443638	Searching... Unknown
Book	Searching... Groveland - Langley-Adams Library	974.46 FOREST	32121000406880	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Mention the city of Boston and it conjures up stories of America's glorious past. But there's so much more... Boston also has plenty of legends and ghost stories. Explore these tales in Boston's Haunted History. From war-torn lovers, to vengeful pirates, to wandering travelers, you'll learn why Boston's history has never truly vanished. You'll read about Mary, the woman who risked death to stand up to the Puritans, and the ghostly tale of a soldier stoned in a prison -- a story that inspired famed storyteller Edgar Allan Poe.